Nolan Strong and The Diablos : Mind Over Matter , 1962 Fortune Records

[tonyonallen]

Longshot, WKNR DID NOT come onn tilHalloween 1963.

[DennisDebbaudt]

I love John Fraga's bass line!

[18roger1986]

LOVE THIS from my high school dayz.

[Longshotsblues]

Man I forgot about this song altogether. Why I have no idea. I was 5 years old when the song came out and both Keener WKNR & CKLW played it all day and night. It's good to hear it again...Wow the memories it brings back.

Thanks for posting it and reminding me how good it was and still is.

[59jimkay]

I'll tell ya what...the 'best' guitar I heard from that period! Wow! This cat is "boss" man!!

Milwaukee Jim

[MattJZ]

thanks, as always, BobSeger1981.

[dkerry52421]

Maybe the best oldies song of all time. I was a soph. in High School in Detroit in 1962 and when this song came out I bought the 45. My buddy and I drove around in my car (I had a record player in the car) and he must have played that song over and over for three straight hours and damn near wore out the record. Those were the best times ever to be a teen, growing up in Detroit and listening to the best music of any era.

[kcarpenter17]

So so good.

[jobbu42]

Boy this is crude, But you just cannot listen to it and sit still. Great one.

[OdysseyLoungeA2]

I knew Johnny well after the Nolan Strong days. Met him when I managed THE ODYSSEY on Huron Street in A2--That was the EARLY 70s. BUT, I'd "heard" that he played on Mind Over Matter and then Johnny Ace (LemonAce) told me that Fraga had TOLD him that he'd played bass on the tune (That coversation took place in 1972 when Ace was with The Brooklyn Blues Busters, playing THE ODYSSEY a lot!). Wish Johnny was around to talk with you--He was a GREAT guy & great bassman, too. We miss ya Johnny R.I.P.

[OdysseyLoungeA2]

@OdysseyLoungeA2 : Today (August 28, 2011), Johnny Bee Badanjek confirmed (via Facebook) that the original bass player for THE ROCKETS, John Fraga did, indeed, play bass on the 1962 recording of this tune...

[OdysseyLoungeA2]

Johnny Fraga (R.I.P.), original bass player for the once again up and coming ROCKETS (Jim McCarty, Johnny Bee Badanjek, et. al.) played bass on this tune. Just a little FYI...

[oman1947]

thrid and willis

[pippinhill]

I love this tune. I have it by The Pirates who really are The Temps. I spent some of my teens on Amherst St off Junction between Fort. St and Vernor. Went to Gillies and Neinas. John Davis of Bangor, Maine

[gr8guitar69]

@pippinhill Don't you mean between Lafayette and Vernor? I grew up on Military next door to Amos Elem School, I used to ride my Mini-Bike on the new Freeway (before they opened it of course) near Military and Dragoon where they tore out all the houses on Lafayette, then when I was 13 we moved to Harrison Township (Huron Pointe, Lake St Clair) and what a Culture Shock. But I Love my Old Neighborhood more than any where else I've ever lived from California to Florida.

[joziffyou]

We partied hardy at St Casimir's to this tune (23rd & Myrtle).

((Myrtle is now "MLK Blvd"))

[grammapat7]

We grew up at Fenkell and Wyoming,and went to Cooley. My sister lives in tenn. i live in mi. my brother lives in Finland.We all list this as our fav.

[waterman9465]

@grammapat7 I grew up at Wyoming & Puritan, and also went to Cooley. Did you bowl at the Ritz, too ?

[grammapat7]

@waterman9465 Hey i'm having a little trouble remembering.Where was the Ritz, it's familliar

[waterman9465]

@grammapat7 The Ritz was on the southwest corner of Wyoming & Fenkell. across from Cunningham's. Thirty-five cents a game, and a quarter during summer. At night they had the Stroh's and Budweiser teams, man they were something to watch.

[grammapat7]

@waterman9465 Oh! yea u r right, boy that was many moons ago. WE used 2 skip and take the bus downtown,or opening day at Briggs stadium.

[komodo1948]

i love this song so much wish i could have seen them wish we had musice like this so much better than what we have now this is what they call music wake up people

[kaylu12]

Livernois and Grand River: St. Cecilia. I love this song, it brings back great memories!

[Ironwood1965]

Love the music from the 60's.

[surfercrow]

Epic tune.

[pgholdie]

Danced to this at a a Mad Mike dance in 62... GREAT SONG....

[pgholdie]

Danced to this at a Mad Mike dance in the rocks ,

[thewoj100]

vernor and junction = Holy Redeemer territory!

[thewoj100]

i grew up near livernois and mcgraw - chadsey high 1964

[rosesredvioletsblue]

very cool!!!! 5*

[kaylu12]

Outstanding!

[gscharger]

hands down my fav song by them. but to tell the truth they are all great

[BobSeger1981]

No problem! Nolan is my favorite singer!

[gr8guitar69]

I noticed on his headstone that he was only 43 when he passed. Do you know what he died from?

[OdysseyLoungeA2]

@BobSeger1981 --dIG THIS, bOB. i BOUGHT THIS TUNE IN '62 IN PITTSBURGH! I also own East Side Story on Cameo and Heavy Music, too--all bought in PGH and brought to MI when I moved here at age 17--Got more hip to YOU and the whole Motor City music scene, moved to Ann Arbor and got control of (as manager) the ODYSSEY LOUNGE--The rest is history, but we shared something back then--Hey, who knew!?!

[gr8guitar69]

@OdysseyLoungeA2 Are you refering to Bob Seger's "East Side Story and Heavy Music" ?? If you do why not post Heavy, East Side is already on here

[smuffman40]

I was in high school in the detroit burbs when this came out...i still have my copy of it...but i think its a little rough now...nice post, clean, sounds good !...awesome song, nolan could sing man !...btw, seger 81...i usedto work with chris campbell at ford back in the sixties...while he was learning guitar !...LOL

[smuffman40]

now if we could only get a clean copy of i love you by the volumes out of detroit here on you tube we would be hooked up !

[TRAINIAC19]

I hope you post your version of this recording, Long time Fortune fan, very long!!!!

[meganmacc]

recorded at 3rd and selden in Detroit, Mi.

[niceice07]

I love this song. What a great voice Nolan had. Thanks for the music & RIP Nolan.

[northlight1908]

That is the long-lost, great Chuck Chittenden on guitar.

[BobSeger1981]

yeah, I also have that uploaded, just search the title of the song, it pops right up.

[tnewberry]

@BobSeger1981 Not to forget Gino Washington "Gino is a Coward

I'm working near Junction nowadays at Livernois & W.Warren. The entire area is looking totally sad. Munich immediately after after the war looked better than Del Ray doe now !!

[wrotenwasp]

Classic early Motown sound. Great collection of old pictures.

[DonUmphrey]

What accounted for Nolan's death at age 42?

[northlight1908]

Drinking and pills... his heart gave out. The ironic thing was, he was a real straight arrow before he went into the Army (in '56).

[DonUmphrey]

Thanks so much. A lot of good lives have been wasted this way. Except for the grace of God, the same thing would have happened to me.

[DonUmphrey]

Sweeeet! Thanks so much for adding it.

Does anyone know the location (street) of Fortune Record headquarters?

[KenViewer]

Nolan Strong Avenue and Heaven Boulevard.

[kerpacol57]

3942 3rd ave (or used to be)..nothing's there anymore.

[northlight1908]

Right, Fortune was at 3942 Third from the fall of 1956 into the mid '90s, when the building was vacated. The building was leveled in Oct. 2001. From the early '50s to fall 1956, Fortune had a storefront at 11629 Linwood (also gone).

[TRAINIAC19]

Check out Unca Marvys website, I think he has pictures and history of Fortune, one of my all time favorites. Also, google Fortune records. I'm surprised no one has posted Joe Weaver and the Don Juans. "Baby, I love you so". I have an original copy and I cannot yet figure out how to do this.

[louthjew]

Elmherst-12th